Malphite

Shard of the Monolith · Vanguard

Summoner's Rift ARAM Arena Nexus Blitz URF One for All Swiftplay Ultimate Spellbook

No Swiftplay-specific changes; plays as on Summoner's Rift.

Abilities

PassiveGranite Shield

Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.

QSeismic Shard8s70/75/80/85/90

Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.

WThunderclap10/9.5/9/8.5/8s30/35/40/45/50

Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.

EGround Slam7s

50/55/60/65/70

Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.

RUnstoppable Force130/115/100s100

Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.

Patch history

26.9 · Apr 29, 2026

Thunderclap
Bug Fix: Fixed bugs that caused it to not work properly as typical on-hit effects.

26.2 · Jan 22, 2026

Thunderclap
Monster damage reduced to 180% from 200%.
Ground Slam
Base damage reduced to 60 to 200 from 80 to 240.
Mana cost increased to 50 to 70 from 50 at all ranks.
Unstoppable Force
Cooldown increased to 130 to 100 seconds from 130 to 80.

25.23 · Nov 19, 2025

Thunderclap
New Effect: Monster damage increased to 200% from 100%.
This applies to all parts of the ability.

25.20 · Oct 8, 2025

Stats
Base armor increased to 40 from 37.
Ground Slam
Base damage increased to 80 to 240 from 70 to 230.

14.21

Stats
Base health increased to 665 from 644.

35 older patches

14.18

Granite Shield
Shield health ratio increased to 10% maximum health from 9%.

14.9

General
Adjusted splash artwork for FPX Malphite.

13.18

General
Updated ability icons.

13.8

Thunderclap

Base stats

Health665 +104/lvl
Mana280 +60/lvl
Attack Damage62 +4/lvl
Attack Speed0.736 +3.4/lvl
Armor40 +4.95/lvl
Magic Resist28 +2.05/lvl
Base Health Regen7 +0.55/lvl
Base Mana Regen7.3 +0.55/lvl
Move Speed335
Range125

Melee · Resource: Mana

Attack base damage reduced to

30 to 70

from

30 to 90

.

Cleave armor ratio reduced to 15% armor from 20%.

13.4

Thunderclap
Attack armor ratio increased to 15% armor from 10%.
Cleave armor ratio increased to 20% armor from 15%.
Cooldown reduced to 10 to 8 seconds from 12 to 10.

12.23

Ground Slam
Mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks from 50 to 70.
Base damage increased to 70 to 230 from 60 to 200.
Armor ratio increased to 40% total armor from 30%.

12.22

Stats
Base mana regeneration reduced to 7.3 from 7.32.

12.19

Thunderclap
Cleave AP ratio increased to 30% AP from 20% AP.
Unstoppable Force
AP ratio increased to 90% AP from 80% AP.

12.16

Granite Shield
Cooldown reduced to 8 to 6 seconds from 10 to 6.
Thunderclap
Cooldown reduced to 12 to 10 seconds from 12 at all ranks.

12.10

Stats
Base health increased to 644 from 574.
Health growth increased to 104 from 90.
Armor growth increased to 4.95 from 3.75.
Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
Granite Shield
Shield health ratio reduced to 9% maximum health from 10%.

11.12

Thunderclap
Cleave base damage increased to 15 to 55 from 10 to 50.
Cleave armor ratio increased to 15% armor from 10% armor.

11.1

Thunderclap
Cleave armor ratio reduced to 10% armor from 15% armor.
Ground Slam
Armor ratio reduced to 30% armor from 40% armor.
Stats
Base health reduced to 574 from 575.
Base attack damage increased to 62 from 61.97.

10.25

Stats
Base magic resistance reduced to 28 from 32.1.

10.23

Stats
Base health increased to 575 from 574.2.
Base mana reduced to 280 from 282.2.
Mana growth increased to 60 from 40.

10.13

Thunderclap
Bug Fix: No longer reduces the amount of Hail of Blades stacks.

10.3

General
New visual effects.
Basic attack added heft and size to swings and hits.
All skins cleaned up and matched for base changes.
Granite Shield
Added activate and deactivate sound effects
Seismic Shard
Cleaned up and added a sound for when his haste run activates.
Thunderclap
Updated with hooks for cast, loop, and new empowered hit and auto attack hits.
Ground Slam
Cleaned up.
Unstoppable Force
Updated with new hooks for cast, miss, and hit.
Glacial Malphite
Thunderclap
New cast and ability loop.
Unstoppable Force
New ability miss.
Mecha Malphite
Granite Shield
Custom passive active.
Thunderclap
New ability loop.
Unstoppable Force
New ability miss.
Ironside Malphite
Granite Shield
Custom passive active.
Thunderclap
New ability loop.
Odyssey Malphite
Granite Shield
Custom passive active.
Thunderclap
Updated attack hits.

9.23

Thunderclap
Bug Fix: Empowered attack window no longer lasts indefinitely if the first basic attack that would proc it is canceled.

9.22

Unstoppable Force
AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 100% AP.

9.17

Unstoppable Force
Bug Fix: Is now properly disabled when grounded.

9.15

Seismic Shard
Slow increased to 20 to 40% from 15 to 35%.
Thunderclap
Base damage increased to 30 to 90 from 20 to 80.
Bug Fix: Cleave damage is no longer also tagged as proc and will now trigger Hunter's Talisman.
Unstoppable Force
Bug Fix: Now casts at max range if used outside of maximum range.

9.14

General
New visual effects for all abilities and skins.
New Effect: Malphite is now slightly smaller at the start of the game.
New Effect: Malphite's size increases with armor, capped at about 850 total armor.
Granite Shield
New Effect: New shield regeneration VFX.
Seismic Shard
Improved cast animation for most skins.
Now spawns his rock ~100 units in front of him rather than at his center point.
Slow strength increased to 15 to 35% from 14 to 26%.
Slow duration reduced to 3 seconds from 4.
Thunderclap (Reworked W)
Renamed Thunderclap from Brutal Strikes.
New Active: Malphite's next basic attack within 6 seconds gains 50 bonus range and deals 20 to 80 (+ 20% AP) (+ 15% armor) bonus physical damage on-hit. Additionally, for 5 seconds, Malphite's basic attacks also deal 10 to 50 (+ 20% AP) (+ 10% armor) physical damage in a cone to units behind his target.
New Active Effect: Thunderclap resets Malphite's basic attack timer.
Removed Active: For 6 seconds, Malphite's basic attacks deal 15 to 75 (+ 10% AP) (+ 15% armor) bonus physical damage which splashes to enemies around his target.
Mana cost increased to 30 to 50 from 25 at all ranks.
Unstoppable Force
New Effect: New VFX impact creater.

8.13

General
Adjusted splash artwork for Ironside Malphite.

8.7

Stats
Attack damage growth increased to 4 from 3.375.
Ground Slam
AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 20% AP.
Unstoppable Force
Cooldown reduced to 130 seconds from 130.

7.22

Stats
Base armor increased to 37 from 28.3.
New: Now has +15% bonus attack speed at level 1.

7.19

Brutal Strikes
Bonus armor reduced to 10% armor from 15%.
New Effect: While Granite Shield is active, this bonus is tripled to 30% armor.

7.15

Mecha Malphite
Bug Fix: No longer has visible seams on his model.

7.11

Ground Slam
Armor ratio increased to 40% total armor from 30% total armor.

7.1

Brutal Strikes
Bug Fix: Mecha Malphite's chromas now properly put spikes on his fists for the duration of Brutal Strikes.

6.17

Brutal Strikes
Cooldown reduced to 12 seconds from 14.
Passive armor increased to 15% from 10%.
Active armor ratio increased to 15% armor from 10% armor.

6.4

Stats
Base health regen reduced to 7 from 8.5.
Ground Slam
Base damage reduced to 60 from 60.

6.2

Unstoppable Force
Bug Fix: Sometimes affecting displaced enemies (Pillar of Ice) where they were rather than where they ended up.

5.23

General
Model size increased by ~10%

5.12

Brutal Strikes
Base damage reduced to 15 from 25.
AP ratio reduced to 10% AP from 15% AP.
New Effect: Has a 10% armor ratio.
Damage radius increased to 225 from 200.
Bug Fix: Enhanced attacks being visible through fog of war.

5.11

Brutal Strikes reworked
Removed: Passive splash damage, bonus armor and bonus attack damage upon activation.
New Passive: Grants 10% bonus armor.
New Active: For the next 6 seconds, Malphite's basic attacks deal 25 (+ 15% AP) bonus physical damage to his target and surrounding enemies
New Effect: Enhanced attacks display the area of effect radius.
New Effect: Enhanced attacks use Malphite's critical strike animation.

4.7

Granite Shield
Cooldown reduced to 10;8;6 seconds from 10 at all ranks.
Brutal Strikes
Mana cost reduced to 25 at all ranks from 50.